Day 2...

Yesterday was day 2 of my camp weeks.
Again, i was lucky enough to have someone come over and watch the girls.
This time it was "Grammy Kay Loraine's" turn.
She was extra smart too.
She brought reinforcements to help her tackle the 2 kids.
She brought Mady and Em's cousin Isabella!
I didn't hear much about the day, but i'm sure Isabella kept Mady pretty busy...
And visa versa if i know my kid, lol.

I had a long day at work.
It rained on and off all morning, so everyone was pretty soaked and miserable.
Then when the rain cleared after lunch, it got pretty hot out.
Knock on wood, it's still not as hot as years past...
But then again, we still have a week and a half of camps to go.

I forgot how much i dreaded camp weeks.
I'm tired already!!

And so it begins...

That's right folks, it's that time of year again.
The time of year where i live at the school, and briefly visit my house, for 2 whole weeks.
I have been dreading going back to work more than usual this year.
I think it's because i've been home with Em for almost 17 weeks, and i hate leaving her.
When i had to leave Mady the first few times i cried.
Now i have to leave 2 of them!!
It's a little bit easier for me this time around though, as i have some wonderful family members that are willing to come over and watch the girls a few times for me so i don't have to send both of them to daycare everyday, all day.
I know daycare is good for them, for interaction with other kids, learning, etc.
It just hurts my heart to leave them!!
I know most people take their kids to daycare for 8-10 hours a day, 5 days a week.
I just can't do it!!
So last night my Mother-in-law came over and spent the night and watched the girls for us today.
It was nice to have them with family that they knew and were comfortable with.
I heard they weren't perfect little angels for her though.
They are definately a handfull to take care of sometimes!!
1 day down, only 10 more to go!!

Happy Birthday...

Happy Happy Birthday to the best Uncle ever!! We love you so much Uncle Jack!! We hope you liked the brownies, they were mixed and poured with lots and lots of love by your favorite god-daughter/great niece Madylinn. We hope you had a great birthday, and tons and tons more!
All our love,
Stacey, Frank, Madylinn and Emmerson :)

Rainy day activities...

This is what we do on rainy days.
It's getting harder and harder to entertain a 2 year old inside all day.
What am i going to do when winter gets here?!

My mini mommy...

Mady has been really good with Emme ever since she was born.
She's been better than i ever thought she would be.
She loves to hug her and kiss her,
Hold her and feed her.
I even think she would change her diapers if i would let her.
So it should be no surprise how much she wants to help me in the mornings.
I try to wake up early so i can get a little workout in before the girls wake up.
That lasted about a day.
Between me not wanting to get out of bed,
Emme wanting to be awake early,
And Mady hearing Emme and not wanting to miss a thing,
We made it a family affair to workout in the mornings.
Emme usually sits in her swing, while Mady eats her yogurt and drinks her milk at the coffee table.
I turn on Team Umizoomi for Mady, and i do my workout from the computer.
Emme usually sits and laughs at me (what's so funny, i have to lose the weight i put on from you, silly girl)
Mady often takes breaks from her breakfast to exercise with me, or to just cheer me on (how could i not work harder when i hear "Go mommy, Go mommy, Go!!" from behind me).
Then, when Emme starts to fuss because it's getting close to her breakfast time, or she's just bored watching me workout,
Mady comes to the rescue.
It's so freakin cute, and so darn helpful!
She gets her her binky,
She sings to her,
She tells her jokes,
She gets her stuffies to hold and play with,
She gets pretty much anything that makes noise to entertain her,
And sometimes she'll even start to feed her for me.
Sometimes i feel like a bad mom, having my almost 3 year old feed my almost 4 month old while i exercise.
Good thing only i know about it...
Oh, and you all too now.
She wants to do it though, i swear!
She really does like it!
How sweet she is to Emme, now that's what i call love.

Love...

He said, she said...

(As we sit watching an already famous singer perform on tv)

He said: This is stupid, he is lip-syncing!

She said: At least he's dancing full out. You have to either sing live or dance full out, or its not worth watching.

What do you think?